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Bourbon Vanilla Cream Session Stout

Method: All Grain
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Chad March
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday September 21st 2017

Original Gravity:

1.056

Final Gravity:

1.019

ABV (standard):

4.8%

IBU (tinseth):

40.3

SRM (morey):

40.0

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	57.1%
2 lb	Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats	33	2.2	16.3%
0.75 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	6.1%
0.75 lb	American - Chocolate0.75 lb Chocolate	29	350	6.1%
0.75 lb	Lactose (Milk Sugar)0.75 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)	41	1	6.1%
0.50 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	4.1%
0.25 lb	American - Black Malt0.25 lb Black Malt	28	500	2%
0.25 lb	American - Midnight Wheat Malt0.25 lb Midnight Wheat Malt	33	550	2%
12.25 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Nugget0.5 oz Nugget Hops	Pellet	14	Boil	45 min	25.36	33.3%
0.50 oz	Sovereign0.5 oz Sovereign Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	20 min	6.57	33.3%
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	20 min	8.36	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Nugget (Pellet)	25.36	33.3%
0.50 oz	Sovereign (Pellet)	6.57	33.3%
0.50 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	8.36	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
2.64 gal		Temperature	--	104 °F	20 min
0.75 gal	3 quarts @ Boiling	Temperature	--	125 °F	25 min
2.2 gal	6 quarts @ Boiling	Temperature	--	150 °F	25 min
4.7 gal	4.7 gal @ 185 (F)	Fly Sparge	--	185 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 0.86 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2 each	Vanilla Beans	Flavor	Secondary	10 days
1 each	Whirfloc	Fining	Boil	15 min.
2 oz	Bourbon	Flavor	Secondary	--

Yeast

Imperial Yeast - A10 Darkness

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	71%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	62 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	65 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 206 B cells required

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Priming

Method: Forced CO₂ Level: 2.1 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Portland, Oregon 2015 Report (Available in 2016)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
2	1	4	3	0	10
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Notes

On or near the day you brew, split the vanilla beans and scrape the caviar into a glass or other container. Chop the bean husks into small chunks, roughly one inch long, and place them into the same container as the caviar. Pour in 1 to 2 ounces of a quality bourbon, enough to cover the vanilla pieces. Seal the container and let sit until ready for secondary fermentation. Once into secondary fermentation, pour the whole contents into the fermenter/secondary vessel.

Vanilla really needs a vehicle to get the flavor out. You could toss it in the beer, and it'll extract the flavor, but slower. Alcohol, and cream even are some of the best vehicles for getting the vanilla out of the beans.

This recipe is inspired by the Lights Out Stout from Worthy Brewing in Bend Oregon.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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